Qiu Yizhi saw that all the generals nodded in agreement, so he said to two of the generals: "These two generals are of very high grade, can you go into the city with me to meet Lord Assassin Shi?" ”

These two generals wanted to refuse in their hearts, but Qiu Yizhi wanted to go by himself, but he didn't dare not give him face, so he had to follow Qiu Yizhi and Lin Shuhan a few steps and walk in the direction of Jinling City.

Walking to the foot of Jinling City, sure enough, I saw a wide gate closed, and the sergeants guarding in front of the door said that there were one or two hundred people, and Qiu Yizhi and others approached, and one of them stepped forward to stop him: "I am strictly ordered by the assassin history and the Jiedu envoy, and none of the original Jinling Jiedu troops can enter the city, and those who violate the order will be beheaded." ”

Qiu Yizhi glanced at the officer, and saw that on his small face, he had a pair of eyes the size of mung beans, his nose and mouth were very small, but he had a beard, which looked very ridiculous, and he couldn't help but be a little contemptuous in his heart, so he said: "You can see clearly, you are not an officer, but a Shanyin County order, you can always enter the city, right?" ”

"San'in Prefecture Order...... You are the ...... of Qiu Yi Lord Qiu County? The officer exclaimed.

Qiu Yizhi replied: "Qiu Yizhi is below. Since the general recognizes the official, let me go into the city to meet Lord Assassin. ”

It turned out that Qiu Yizhi had caused such a big turmoil before, and even if the civil and military officials in Jiangnan had not seen him, they were always quite famous.

When the officer heard that it was Qiu Yizhi, he knew that this person was quite difficult to deal with, and he thought that the order he had received really only mentioned that the sergeant could not enter the city, and that no other civil officer was included, so he boldly said: "In that case, then my lord, please come in." With that, with a wave of his hand, the sergeant behind him immediately gave way to a passage, and the gate opened a gap for only one person to enter and exit.

Qiu Yizhi glanced at Lin Shuhan and the other two lieutenant generals behind him, and walked forward quickly through the passage vacated by the defenders. The other three got the hint and hurriedly followed.

Who knew that the officer saw that Lin Shuhan and the others were also going to enter the city, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop him and asked, "Didn't Lord Qiu enter the city alone?" Why are these people following along? ”

Qiu Yizhi turned his head expressionlessly and said, "This Mr. Lin is my master, and he is a counselor at any time." As for these two, they are also generals, and the matter that Xia wants to discuss with Lord Assassin Shi has a lot to do with these two. How? Can't they go into the city? ”

The small-faced general scratched his head and said, "It's okay for Master Lin to enter the city, as for these two generals?" Lord Assassin Shi strictly ordered the soldiers not to put one in, and asked these two generals to wait under the city, okay? ”

Qiu Yizhi sneered: "What if you insist on taking these two into the city?" ”

The officer already knew that this Qiu Yizhi was not easy to deal with, and even Yin Chengliang, who was indistinguishable in Jiangnan, was picked off by him, so he quickly changed his flattering smile and said: "Adults are people with hands and eyes, so don't be embarrassed." ”

Qiu Yizhi said: "It's good that you know my ability, don't hit the stone with an egg." As he spoke, he glanced behind him again, and led the other three to continue walking towards the city.

When the officer saw this, he immediately panicked, stretched out his left hand to stop Qiu Yizhi and the others, but his right hand was already subconsciously pressed on the handle of the saber at his waist.

Qiu Yizhi caught a glimpse of this detail out of the corner of his eye, immediately grabbed it, and sneered: "Hmph, what do you want to do?" Want to draw a knife? Do you want to kill me? Don't forget, we also have black gauze hats on our heads, if you dare to murder the court officials, just wait for the nine clans! Are you still counting on Lord Thorn Shi and Lord Jiedu to protect you? Dream! ”

He saw that the officer listened to his words, and his eyes were a little weak, so he added fuel to the fire and said: "I think if you dare to do it, I am afraid that we will not be able to wait for the court to deal with it, and we now have seven or eight thousand people stationed outside, and when we hear that the Lord will be killed, we will immediately rise up and cut you and your men into pulp!" ”

When the officer heard this, he stiffened with fright, and his right hand trembled incessantly, but he forgot to lower his hand from the hilt of his sword.

Qiu Yizhi still didn't want to let his group of people into the city, so he shouted again: "Get out of the way!" ”

The officer, apparently taken aback, immediately stepped back, and without paying attention to his left heel tripped on a broken brick, staggering and almost falling, looking very embarrassed.

Seeing this, Qiu Yizhi smiled contemptuously, then flicked his sleeves and strode towards Jinling City. Behind him, Lin Shuhan and the other two lieutenant generals also followed into the city.

As soon as you enter the city wall, Jinling City is another world.

There is no such noisy and chaotic scene outside the city in the city, but because of the strict security in the past few days, it seems to be more clean and orderly than usual. Originally, because Jinling City was close to the Yangtze River, although the land passage was temporarily closed due to the attack of the Japanese invaders, the city could still rely on the water route to communicate with the outside world, and it seemed that it was not affected by the Japanese invaders at all.

Seeing this situation, Qiu Yizhi finally seemed to understand why Qian Feng, the new assassin of Jiangnan Province, had always closed the city gate and did not let reinforcements enter the city - the Japanese had no means to attack the fortifications, so they only needed to keep them out of the city to ensure the safety of a corner of Jinling.

However, this kind of turtle-like plan to shrink his head, Qiu Yizhi was naturally very disdainful, he did not stop at all, along the wide and flat bluestone avenue in Jinling City, he went straight to the yamen of Jiangnan Provincial Government, reported his name, handed over the name post, and asked the janitor to go in to report.

Qian Feng's predecessor Yin Chengliang didn't like to work in the yamen, but chose to meet people in a Taoist temple called "Qingya Temple". When Qian Feng first arrived, there was no such faction as Yin Chengliang, and when the Japanese invaded the country, he honestly guarded the yamen.

Qian Feng is an old Beijing official, and the news is more well-informed than Yin Chengliang, and he has heard a little about this Qiu Yizhi who is a person who can speak in front of the prime minister of the dynasty and several princes. Therefore, when he heard the report of the guards guarding the door, he was surprised and ordered the soldiers to hurry up and invite Qiu Yizhi in, while he personally walked a few steps from the main hall of the palace and waited for Qiu Yizhi's arrival outside.

Qiu Yizhi didn't know Qian Feng, but saw from a distance that an official was wearing meticulous three-grade uniforms all over his body, and he expected that there was no high-ranking official of this grade in Jinling City except for the assassin history, so he stepped forward quickly, took a deep look at Qian Feng, and said: "Qiu Yizhi, the subordinate commander of Shanyin County, is now ordered by General Cui Nan, the left general, to come to support Jinling, clear the surrounding Japanese bandits, and specially report to Lord Assassin Shi." ”

Qian Feng was a little unhappy when he saw that Qiu Yizhi did not bow down to him, and he reluctantly squeezed out a smile and said: "Although Lord Qiu was born as a jinshi, he has a deep understanding of military strategy and a good reputation, and he has heard about it less than a month after the official took office. When Lord Qiu came to help in the war, the Japanese were bound to be invincible. ”

Qiu Yizhi replied: "Xia Guan has fought with the Japanese Kou a few times, and knows that although they are outsiders, they are quite strong in battle, and they must not be a little contemptuous, otherwise they will inevitably be defeated by them with fewer victories and more each." ”

He took a breath and continued: "Let's take it as an example, the officers and soldiers from all over the country who rushed to help the war and the village warriors who came to help in the war all live outside the city and have no military salaries and supplies, which will not only harass the people, but also make these soldiers have a different heart from inside and outside, and they will not use their lives in battle, and their morale will be greatly reduced. Therefore, please send an order to the soldiers from outside the city to enter the city to repair and fight with all their might. ”

Qian Feng was originally a little dissatisfied because of the lack of Qiuyi's etiquette, and when he heard him say such a good thing about his face, he was even more unhappy in his heart, so he said, "Is this...... This official has also thought about it. I'm afraid that the sergeants from outside will pour into the city at once, and the military discipline will be poor, and Jinling City will be turned upside down, I'm afraid it will be difficult to clean up, right? ”

Qian Feng said as he walked back to the lobby and sat down after a few cases in the hall.

Qiu Yizhi had no choice but to follow Qian Feng into the main hall of the mansion, stood on the hall and said: "Lord Assassin Shi, please see, these two are the Zhonglang generals who command the official army outside the city, if Lord Assassin Shi is not at ease, he can make a military order with the two of them, if there is really something to disturb the people, he can deal with it in accordance with military law." ”

Qian Feng sneered when he heard this: "Hmph! Military justice? Have you done less of the previous attacks and disturbed the people? If it is really dealt with according to military law, the heads of the two generals behind Lord Qiu may have been hung on the head of my Jinling City to dry! ”

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly said: "What Lord Thorn Shi said is true. Before entering the city, I also saw that the military discipline of the reinforcements outside the city was not good. After consulting with several generals, the soldiers from all over the country had withdrawn from their houses and set up camps in the open space, and discipline was already in order. If you don't believe, you can go up to the city and look. ”

When Qian Feng heard this, he stared at the two generals behind Qiu Yizhi with a calm face and asked, "Is this really the case?" ”

Although Qian Feng was not as majestic as Yin Chengliang before, the black veil on his head and the official robe on his body were also scary enough, and at this glance, he was stunned and stunned that the two Zhonglang generals were speechless, and after a while, one of them was slightly bolder and said: "Yes...... It's ......"

Qian Feng didn't want to let the soldiers outside the city enter the city for repair, so he suddenly had an idea and said: "This official is a scholar, he has no power to restrain chickens, and he doesn't understand military affairs. The troops inside and outside the city were unified by General Liu, who was made by Jiedu, and you might as well discuss the matter of entering the city. ”

After saying that, Qian Feng greeted loudly: "Come on, please make General Liu!" ”

After a while, I heard a loud scolding voice from outside the main hall: "Which one of those who doesn't have long eyes dares to break into Jinling City?" Don't you know it's my nephew who is guarding the door? I really ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, look at how Lao Tzu cleans him up! ”

Qiu Yizhi expected that the person who wanted to speak was Liu Qing, the envoy of the festival, but according to the practice of the Han Dynasty to control the military with literature, when the military generals saw the civil officials of the same level, they were like subordinates seeing their superiors, trembling like a little daughter-in-law. But I didn't expect this Liu Jiedu to be so rude, and I don't know why he was so fearless.

The person who spoke loudly was indeed Liu Qing, the envoy of the festival, who strode up to the main hall, and arched his hand to Qian Feng, who was sitting high in the hall, without squinting, and almost shouted: "Lord Qian, it is said that someone has broken into Jinling, and he doesn't take us seriously!" ”

As he spoke, he didn't look back, stretched out his thumb and pointed in the direction of Qiu Yizhi and the others behind him, and asked loudly, "Is it just these kids?" Look at how Lao Tzu peels them and cramps! ”

But I heard Qiu Yizhi say unhurriedly behind him: "Liu Jiedu, General Liu, do you still recognize me?" ”

Liu Qing was very familiar with this voice, but he couldn't remember where he heard it for a while, so he hurriedly turned around, but he was startled, and involuntarily shouted: "Righteousness...... Righteousness...... Righteous Temple ......"

It turned out that this Liu Qing was a small leader of the palace guards in Zheng Rong Youyan's palace, and he made military exploits in the battle of rebellion, and was promoted to the position of general step by step. Later, because the original festival of Jiangnan Province involved Shi Changjie in the corruption nest case, he was dismissed from office, Liu Qing, as an old man from Youyan Dao, was trusted by Zheng Rong's side, so he was sent to take over Shi Changjie's position.